What is the difference between Slate Grey and Dark Grey Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs Dark Grey Blue

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (estimate)

Dark Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f454f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Slate Grey.

Can I use Dark Grey Blue instead of Slate Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Slate Grey.

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Dark Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Slate Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Slate Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Grey Blue

Dark Grey Blue vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Slate Grey
Dark Grey Blue vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Slate Grey
Dark Grey Blue vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Dark Grey Blue equivalents